Part 122 (2/2)

this recently, and I still don't have any details. Are you telling

me that you suspected this all along?”

She nodded smugly.

”But what makes you think so?”

”Well, think about it, Maggie. He's extremely attractive,

very intelligent, and basically a really good person. Why do

you suppose he's never married?”

”Because the right woman never came along?” suggested

Maggie weakly.

”What makes you so sure? Have you ever asked him?”

”Well, no.. .1 guess I just a.s.sumed that if anyone did the

heartbreaking, it would've been Jed. I mean, take Kate, for

instance. I think he broke her heart.”

Audrey waved her hand in dismissal. ”I think Kate was

only slightly wounded, and Buckie's done a good job of

fixing her up.”

”I suppose you could be right. But what does that have

to do with anything?”

”Well, it stands to reason that if Jed had his heart broken

once, he could be somewhat insecure when it comes to a

relations.h.i.+p where his heart is deeply involved again. Like

with you.”

Maggie nodded hopefully. ”He almost said as much.”

”And he may need some extra encouragement and bol-

stering to take some risks in this area. And you need to

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